Rockford man sentenced to 17 months for wire fraud

ROCKFORD — A Rockford man was sentenced Monday in federal court to 17 months in federal prison for wire fraud.

William Dorn, 25 was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala.

In addition to three years of supervised release following his release from prison, Dorn was ordered to pay $140,438.65 in restitution.

Dorn pleaded guilty to the charge on May 30 when he admitted that between March 2011 and January 2012, he defrauded large retail chain stores.

According to the written plea agreement, Dorn admitted as part of the scheme he and other individuals created and used counterfeit checks and counterfeit identifications to purchase merchandise from large chain stores such as Wal-Mart and Farm and Fleet located in various states.

After he and others purchased merchandise from those stores, they returned the items to a different store location for a cash refund.

Three others who also pleaded guilty this year to one count of wire fraud have already been sentenced:

Anthony Hardy, 43, of Rockford, was sentenced on June 4 to 65 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $212,542.44 in restitution.

Cameron Love, 28, of Rockford, was sentenced June 28 to 15 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $212,542.44 in restitution.

Anthony Taylor, 44, formerly of Freeport, was sentenced July 24 to 29 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $212,542.44 in restitution.